Munroe Falls, Ohio – Ruman and the team had their eyes on the prize this past weekend at Watkins Glen International, but an unforeseen circumstance cost her a podium spot as she took home another 4th place finish this season.

Ruman was fairly quick right out of the trailer, but a slight mishap at the beginning of qualifying cost her a bit of time during her run. Ruman started the 30-lap race in eighth position but set her sights on moving up through the field as fast as possible. She worked her way up and all the while in a heated battle with Loshak, eventually climbing as high as third when a mid-race caution came out. Ruman had a great restart when suddenly the ignition cut out as she started up the esses. Scrambling in the cockpit, Ruman messed with switches and switched to the back up ignition box eventually getting the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette to re-fire. Meanwhile, most of the field freight trained by her, but she went back to work picking them off one at a time. She closed over a 12 second gap down to about 4 seconds on third place finisher Gregg but ran out of laps to get close enough for a pass.

“Wow is all I can say…what a fluke issue we had. It’s so unfortunate for my guys, they worked so hard to give me a good car and to have an issue like that drop us back just stinks. We got robbed of a podium finish for sure. Despite our issue – I had some great battles and it was really a fun day. The fans were outstanding, I think this is the largest crowd we have ever had here!” commented Ruman.

The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli travels to Virginia International Raceway (VIR) September 20-23rd next week pending the outcome of hurricane Florence. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those effected by the storm.

RACE COVERAGE!! Catch two 60-minute highlight shows broadcasting nationally on CBS Sports Network; Road America will air Sunday September 16th at 2:00pm and highlights from Watkins Glen will air Sunday September 23th at 2:00pm, both EST.

With three rounds remaining in the season, Ernie Francis, Jr. leads the TA Championship with 218 points, followed by Lawrence Loshak in second – 190, Chris Dyson sits third – 184, David Pintaric in forth – 169, and Amy Ruman in fifth with – 164 points.

SPONSORS: McNICHOLS CO. is the nation’s largest distributor of Perforated and Expanded Metals; Wire Mesh; Bar, Plank, and Safety Gratings; Stair Treads; Matting; and more. Products are carried in all styles and materials–stocked for 24 hour shipment. “Inspired to Serve”™ 800.237.3820 mcnichols.com.

OMP Racing, Inc., OMP Racing is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of racing safety equipment and tuning accessories with a catalog of over 3,000 different items. Operating from a technologically advanced 80,000 sqft facility in Italy, OMP products are renowned for its quality, the meticulous attention to details that is constantly challenged by setting higher standards. For products and information visit ompamerica.com or ompsport.com.

Munroe Falls, Ohio – The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli travels to the renowned Watkins Glen International road course this weekend. This track is a fan favorite will be Series’ 30th appearance at the prominent New York circuit.

Trans Am will be running again in conjunction with SVRA’s wildly popular U.S. Vintage Grand Prix event, and 56 competitors across all classes are entered, with 17 running in Ruman’s premier TA class. Drivers will be running the 3.4-mile “long course” configuration which includes “the boot” section of the course.

After capturing a win in 2016 and a second-place finish in 2017, Ruman is looking to grace the podium again with another win in her No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette. “Out of all the awesome circuits we race, Watkins Glen is my favorite. There are so many facets to this track, it’s a drivers dream come true. From the uphill esses, to the “bus stop”, to the “boot”, the entire track is invigorating! We had a solid finish at Road America, so I’m looking to take that momentum into this weekend,” remarked Ruman.

Testing, practices, and qualifying will take place Wednesday through Saturday. The TA/3/4 race will be Saturday, September 8th at 10:55am EST, and the TA2 race powered by AEM will take place on Sunday, September 9th at 10:55am EST, both races are 102-miles, 30-laps. Please visit gotransam.com or theglen.com for ticket, full schedule, and all other weekend information.

RACE COVERAGE!! Catch two 60-minute highlight shows broadcasting nationally on CBS Sports Network; Road America will air Sunday September 16th at 2:00pm and highlights from Watkins Glen will air Sunday September 23th at 2:00pm, both EST.

With four rounds remaining in the season, Ernie Francis, Jr. leads the TA Championship with 204 points, followed by Chris Dyson in second – 167, Lawrence Loshak sits third – 162, David Pintaric in forth – 157, and Amy Ruman in fifth with – 141 points.

SPONSORS: McNICHOLS CO. is the nation’s largest distributor of Perforated and Expanded Metals; Wire Mesh; Bar, Plank, and Safety Gratings; Stair Treads; Matting; and more. Products are carried in all styles and materials–stocked for 24 hour shipment. “Inspired to Serve”™ 800.237.3820 mcnichols.com.

OMP Racing, Inc., OMP Racing is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of racing safety equipment and tuning accessories with a catalog of over 3,000 different items. Operating from a technologically advanced 80,000 sqft facility in Italy, OMP products are renowned for its quality, the meticulous attention to details that is constantly challenged by setting higher standards. For products and information visit ompamerica.com or ompsport.com.

Munroe Falls, Ohio – Ruman and the team rounded out the busy month of competition at the iconic Road America, WI, circuit this past weekend, where the Series completed Round 7 on the road to the 2018 Trans Am Championship Presented by Pirelli.

The team was looking for a comeback after the rough outcome at Mid-Ohio, and Ruman proved that with a solid 4th place finish in Saturday’s race. With essentially no clean laps during the qualifying session on Friday, Ruman qualified the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette 7th on the grid in a crowded field.

After three years of rain racing at Road America, mother nature finally stayed dry for the 850hp beasts. The race heated up quickly – and Ruman was entrenched with race long battles which included awesome side-by-side competition with fellow racers Greg Pickett, Tomy Drissi, and Dave Ruehlow. Ruman ran comfortably in sixth and seventh positions, and had some great late race passes to secure a fourth place finish.

“I am pretty pleased with our outcome here at Road America. It’s the best finish we have had here in a long time. I was really running strong at the end of the race but ran out of laps to be able to completely close the gap with Cliff (Ebben). I was trying hard to get our McNichols Corvette back atop the podium, and we came close today. Shout out to all of the Road America fans that came out for the race, the huge crowd was unreal!” exclaimed Ruman.

TV INFO!! Fans can tune into a 60-minute highlight show of the weekend will broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network, Sunday September 16th at 2:00pm.

The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli heads to Watkins Glen International next, September 7th through 9th. With four rounds remaining in the season, Ernie Francis, Jr. leads the TA Championship with 204 points, followed by Chris Dyson in second – 167, Lawrence Loshak sits third – 162, David Pintaric in forth – 157, and Amy Ruman in fifth with – 141 points.

SPONSORS: McNICHOLS CO. is the nation’s largest distributor of Perforated and Expanded Metals; Wire Mesh; Bar, Plank, and Safety Gratings; Stair Treads; Matting; and more. Products are carried in all styles and materials–stocked for 24 hour shipment. “Inspired to Serve”™ 800.237.3820 mcnichols.com.

OMP Racing, Inc., OMP Racing is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of racing safety equipment and tuning accessories with a catalog of over 3,000 different items. Operating from a technologically advanced 80,000 sqft facility in Italy, OMP products are renowned for its quality, the meticulous attention to details that is constantly challenged by setting higher standards. For products and information visit ompamerica.com or ompsport.com.

Munroe Falls, Ohio – After the tough round for Ruman and the team at Mid-Ohio just over a week ago, the busy month of August continues to Road America, WI, this weekend for the Trans Am Series Championship Presented by Pirelli.

The hometown race at Mid-Ohio on August 11th did not go according to plan. The team struggled to find proper handling and speed throughout the weekend, which resulted in an 11th place qualifying slot for the start of the race. Ruman was determined to move up quickly after a decent start for the race. After advancing to sixth position during the opening laps, she suffered a mechanical failure that ended her race very early on lap 10. “What can I say, another huge disappointment in front of our hometown crowd again. For some reason we just haven’t yet had the best luck here at Mid-Ohio lately; it’s a real shame. Thank you to everyone for coming out and supporting us – it really does mean the world to us!” stated Ruman.

The Series is once again running in conjunction with the NASCAR Xfinity Series at the legendary road racing circuit. The No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette is ready to go and Ruman is eager to face the fast and challenging 14-turn, 4.048 mile track – a track that the two time Champion has yet to win at in her Trans Am career. The past few years have had rainy weather for the Trans Am race, but this could be the year for good weather and sunny skies.

57 competitors are entered for the event, with 19 running in Ruman’s TA class. The weekend will start off with a promoter test day and official practice 1 on Thursday August 23rd. Practice 2 and qualifying will take place on Friday. The TA2 race will be quite early, at 8:00am Saturday, followed by the TA/3/4 race at 9:40am CST, both at 101.2-miles, 25-laps – all times listed are Central Time. Visit gotransam.com or roadamerica.com for ticket, full schedule, and all other weekend information.

LIVE COVERAGE!! Fans can tune into LIVE streaming coverage of both races – FREE on Motor Trend On Demand, with replays of the stream available following the event for Motor Trend On Demand subscribers. Also, a 60-minute highlight show of the weekend will broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network, Sunday September 16th at 2:00pm.

Heading into the weekend, Ernie Francis, Jr. leads the TA Championship with 190 points, followed by Lawrence Loshak in second – 145, David Pintaric sits third – 140, Chris Dyson in forth – 138, and Amy Ruman moved up to fifth with – 118 points.

SPONSORS: McNICHOLS CO. is the nation’s largest distributor of Perforated and Expanded Metals; Wire Mesh; Bar, Plank, and Safety Gratings; Stair Treads; Matting; and more. Products are carried in all styles and materials–stocked for 24 hour shipment. “Inspired to Serve”™ 800.237.3820 mcnichols.com.

OMP Racing, Inc., OMP Racing is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of racing safety equipment and tuning accessories with a catalog of over 3,000 different items. Operating from a technologically advanced 80,000 sqft facility in Italy, OMP products are renowned for its quality, the meticulous attention to details that is constantly challenged by setting higher standards. For products and information visit ompamerica.com or ompsport.com.

Munroe Falls, Ohio – It was hot and steamy for the Trans Am Series drivers and crews at the debut of the Keystone Speedfest weekend at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex last weekend. Ruman had some great in-race battles, eventually grabbing a solid 4th place finish int the No. 23 McNichols Co. Corvette.

Temperatures and humidity were sky high over the weekend which made for slick track conditions and hot race cars. During Saturday’s qualifying run, Ruman was running near the front and then got bumped down to 6th in the late stages of qualifying. The field saw the green flag at 2:00pm on Sunday, and Ruman had a great start moving up a few spots in the first turn. Into the next few turns, there were some exchanges as she battled alongside the No. 03 of McAleese and had a race long bout with the No. 57 of Pintaric. Ruman eventually passed the No. 57 in the last turn, on the last lap of the race, beating him back to the line to finish in fourth. That pass earned Ruman the Trans Am COOLSHIRT Systems Cool Move of the Race, which was presented to her during the podium festivities.

“That was a fun one, but super-hot! Unfortunately, we didn’t have the car under us to stick with the leaders today, but I had some great racing with some great competitors. David (Pintaric) and I duked it out all the way down to the last turn of the last lap, ending with a drag race to the line! This track was crazy busy out there, lots of hard braking, turns, shifts…we all had our hands full! It was a solid finish and I gained some valuable points today and moved into fifth in point chase, now on to my home track of Mid-Ohio!” exclaimed Ruman.

The Series is running back-to-back weekends and are now staged and ready to compete at popular Mid-Ohio event this weekend. Round 6 of the 2018 Trans Am Championship presented by Pirelli will be running in conjunction with the NASCAR Xfinity Series once again. Trans Am will feature two races, The First Energy Trans Am 100 and the First Energy Muscle Car Challenge. 47 competitors are entered for the weekend, and both races will be 101.96-miles, 45 laps around the 13-turn, 2.258-mile legendary course in Lexington, Ohio.

Ruman has faced many challenges and adversity at her “home track” Mid-Ohio over the years, this year she is hopeful and confident for a top spot on the podium. “Things haven’t always gone our way here, that’s for sure. But I’m hopeful this year will be different. We have been running up front consistently the past three races, so I’m ride and use that momentum going into this race. We are determined to be on top here at home in front of all our fans and McNichols partners this year!” stated Ruman.

The weekend will start off with a promoter test day and official practice 1 on Thursday August 9th. Practice 2 and qualifying will take place on Friday August 10th. The First Energy Trans Am 100 – TA/3/4 will start at 9:00am EST, followed TA2 First Energy Muscle Car Challenge at 12:40pm EST. Visit gotransam.com or midohio.com for ticket, full schedule, and all other weekend information.

LIVE COVERAGE!! Fans can tune into LIVE streaming coverage of both races – FREE on Motor Trend On Demand, with replays of the stream available following the event for Motor Trend On Demand subscribers. Also, a 60-minute highlight show of the weekend will broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network, Sunday August 26th at 2:00pm.

Heading into the weekend, Ernie Francis, Jr. leads the TA Championship with 159 points, followed by Chris Dyson in second – 125, David Pintaric sits third (tied) – 117, Lawrence Loshak in forth (tied) – 117, and Amy Ruman moved up to fifth with – 104 points.

SPONSORS: McNICHOLS CO. is the nation’s largest distributor of Perforated and Expanded Metals; Wire Mesh; Bar, Plank, and Safety Gratings; Stair Treads; Matting; and more. Products are carried in all styles and materials–stocked for 24 hour shipment. “Inspired to Serve”™ 800.237.3820 mcnichols.com.

OMP Racing, Inc., OMP Racing is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of racing safety equipment and tuning accessories with a catalog of over 3,000 different items. Operating from a technologically advanced 80,000 sqft facility in Italy, OMP products are renowned for its quality, the meticulous attention to details that is constantly challenged by setting higher standards. For products and information visit ompamerica.com or ompsport.com.